filed in Media / News on Mar.18, 2007
The residents fought pitched battles with the police
Investigators in India have arrested 10 people in connection with police violence on Wednesday in West Bengal.At least 14 people were killed in Nandigram, south-west of Calcutta, after the police fired at farmers.
The farmers were protesting against the West Bengal government’s planned takeover of farmland for industry.
The police [...]
filed in Movie Trailers on Mar.18, 2007
SHE was seduced by a school student in her last flick - and it looks like the age gap won’t be much different for Cate Blanchett’s next potential on-screen affair.
The sultry siren, who played high school teacher Sheba Hart in Notes on a Scandal, has just signed on to star alongside ageing Harrison Ford in [...]
filed in Tech News on Mar.18, 2007
Zalman is a company traditionally known for its cooling devices which, like almost every other company out there, is looking to diversify into different markets: like the, uh, 3D gaming display market. The company showed off two 3D monitors over in Hannover for CeBIT; one being a 19-inch 5:4 1280 x 1024 iteration targeted at [...]
filed in Media / News on Mar.18, 2007
The Fratellis join Keane in experimenting with the USB format
Music singles stored on USB memory sticks could be set to shake up the pop charts, according to industry experts.It comes as Scottish band The Fratellis release their new single and accompanying video on a memory stick, which fits into computers and laptops.
Chart rules have changed [...]
filed in Iran Crisis on Mar.18, 2007
Shiite pilgrims commemorate the anniversary of Prophet Mohammed’s death in A.D. 632, in the holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)
Chemical Blasts Sicken Hundreds in Iraq
7 U.S. Troops Die in Iraq Violence
Lawyers vs. Police: Pakistan Protest Boils Over
Pakistani Protests Turn Ugly
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filed in Media / News on Mar.18, 2007
Mr Thompson stressed the BBC never profited from phone-ins
Thompson’s apology
The BBC’s director general has spoken of the need to “rebuild public trust” following the mishandling of phone-in competitions on two shows.Mark Thompson told BBC One’s Sunday AM he accepted there had been “serious errors of judgement”, but there was no “intention to deceive”.
Last week [...]
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